makingmusic476 said: Doshin the Giant is a wacky ass game for the GC that sadly never made its way stateside (like Disaster: Day of Crisis): Basically, you're a giant hanging out in the ocean messing with islands and stuff. It's kinda hard to describe. You have to play it.

Actually I think I remember seeing a trophy of tha in Super Smash Bros. Melee

very very strange.

I'm not surprised they didn't localize it, though. =(

I love how you throw in Halo and then compare that AND Guitar Hero to Wii Fit.  I, however, only mentioned Guitar Hero which is an incredibly similar type of game to Wii Sports.  BTW there were quite a few Wii Sports tournaments with cash prizes if you..get this: WIN. 

If you hate Wii Sports because it's "expanding the audience", but love Guitar Hero which is "expanding the audience" then you are being hypocritical.  If you will leave your hobby because of this ridiculous reason well... you will be missed. 

Sony and Microsoft have already started focusing on similar games.  Amazingly, companies can focus on these new types of games AND still create the same games they always have.  If you will leave your hobby because of this ridiculous reason well... you will be missed.

GC had more core games available in the same timeframe.

This is just my opinion, but it is based off of something.. right?

I would argue that the wii has mariokart, and super smash bros as core games.
both of which should have seen better iterations on a "new" console. Oh and there is the metroid series.
In my eyes there has Not been a legitimate Mario or Zelda game yet on the wii. One was in actuality a GC game, and the other is Mario which is waggle combined with rails... It is a good game, and the best since Mario 64, so I guess it counts... I just want something as good as Mario 64, probably never going to happen.

point being, as a core gamer, I would argue that the wii has ~5 truly core games. All of the others are simply core franchises reskinned to fit the wii.

don't chew me up here, this is just my opinion. Maybe I am just too old for the wii? All I know is that I am still not too old for any other Nintendo console in the past.

If there is any hope of people like me ever getting a wii, this price cut and a real ZeldaWii will have to pass.
I love Nintendo, but I miss them as well.

The PS3 hasn't gotten an Ico title yet. This is just my opinion, but I would argue that the PS3 still has no core games! Maybe I am just too old for the PS3...?

In all seriousness, the first party lineup on the Wii has probably dipped under the GC's recently (late 08 / early 09 hasn't seen enough), though the third parties seem to be on the situation. It's looking like the Wii's library will really take off from the GC next year, from Nintendo and third parties.

Yeah. Zelda will make it all better!

Nintendo published titles in America, separated by year:

The numbers in parathesis in the Total column are the total number of games after the fourth calender year.  This allows an easier comparison to the Wii.

Games are separated by calender year, mostly because it was just a lot easier to do it that way.  The fourth year for the Wii is 2009, and unreleased games Wii Fit Plus and NSMB Wii are represented as (+2).  WiiWare for the fourth year could also grow.

I did this mostly for my own benefit, but figured this would be interesting enough to other people.  I just wanted to see how some of the claims in this thread would hold up.  These are all games, because I think the core/casual thing is mostly BS.

YOU MUST HOLD TO THE DOGMA

I have no response to that. I guess you win.

Seriously though, speaking seriously.

I've never believed in the "core" or "casual" divider. I only use it as an acquiescence to the need to communicate using common language.